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CLASS OF 2009

GROUP PROJECT
STUDENTS
FACULTY ADVISOR
CLIENT

Pathway to Self-Funding:
A Case Study on the California Commercial Spiny Lobster Fishery

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Project website

Hess, Lauren
Johnson, Philip
Karasek, Theresa
Port-Minner, Samantha
Radhakrishnan, Uthra
Chris Costello
California Lobster & Trap Fishermen's Association (CLTFA)

Post-fire Sedimentation and Flood Risk Potential in the Mission Creek Watershed of Santa Barbara

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Project website

Abramson, Leslie
Chennel, Milli
Eisch, Erica
Glassco, Alicia
Holley, Tom
Tom Dunne  

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Overhead versus Underground Power Distribution in Southern California

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Project website

Bumby, Sarah
Druzhinina, Ekaterina
Feraldi, Rebe
Werthmann, Danae
Roland Geyer Southern California Edison

Conservation Assessment for the Cuyama Valley: Current Conditions and Planning Scenarios  

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Project website

Andersen, Caitlin
Dobrowski, Bridget
Harris, Melissa
Moreno, Edith
Roehrdanz, Patrick
Frank Davis The Nature Conservancy

Lowering Barriers to Alternative Management Strategies and Collaborative Fisheries Research

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Project website

Apel, Ashley
Faloon, Kristine
Panitz, Dave
Scarborough, Courtney
Shelton, Clare
Hunter Lenihan Environmental Defense Fund

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Investing in Responsible Tourism and Conservation in Mexico  

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Project website

Beadle, Kristian
Brazil, Gia
Dean, Ashley
Johnson, Lucas
Spraycar, Paul
Catherine Ramus Playa Viva, LLC.

Management Recommendations for Piute Ponds, Edwards Air Force Base, California

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Project website

Alderman, David
Maciejowski, Nikki
Randall, Julie
Shirley, Robert
Arturo Keller Edwards Air Force Base

Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) in the Cofan Bermejo Reserve, Ecuador

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Project website

Abbey, Heather
Ching, Carolyn
Eckerle, Tyson
Webb, Scott
Welborn, Emily
Christina Tague La Fundacion para la Sobrevivencia del Pueblo Cofan (FSC)

Impacts of Rising Sea Level on Coastal Communities: A Santa Barbara Case Study     

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Project website

Muhammad, Mushfiq
Griffin, Julia
Schwartz, Dave
Spontak, Mike
James Frew The New Media Studio

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Green Footwear Manufacturing in China for Deckers Outdoor Corporation: An Internal Business Plan to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Manufacturing Facilities

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Project website

Cote-Schiff, Danielle
Donnelly, Clancy
Flinn, Lauren
Fulmer, Brian
Gary Libecap Deckers Outdoor Corporation

Sustainable Property Rewards Initiative: A Corporate Strategy for Greening Commercial Property Management

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Project website

Fulton, Jesse
Jalapour, Bob
Lane, Lindsey
Sager, Jordan
Willer, Brandon    
Del Maestro, Christian
Sarah Anderson Yardi Systems, Inc.

Development of a Sustainable Community in Santa Paula, California

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Project website

Godlove, Alicia
McCune, Kelli
Naxon, Tariel
Strongin, Seth
Jeff Dozier The Limoneira Company

Cumulative Impacts of Large-scale Renewable Energy Development in the West Mojave: Effects on Habitat Quality, Physical Movement of Species, and Gene Flow

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Project website

Bare, Lucas
Bernhardt, Tessa
Chu, Toby
Gomez, Melissa
Noddings, Chris
Viljoen, Milena
Lee Hannah Frank Davis

Strategies for Measurement and Reduction of the Carbon Footprint of Zurich Financial Services

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Project website

Kokosinski, Kate
Murray, Shannon
Osgood, Nick
Polansky, Lara
Tsiarta, Christina

Oran Young
Matt Kotchen

Zurich Financial Services

 

CLASS OF 2008 (Back to top)

GROUP PROJECT
STUDENTS
FACULTY ADVISOR
CLIENT

Helping Consumers Navigate Green: Creating the Definitive Criteria for Green Consumer Products and Services

Proposal: Consumers GPP (not public)

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Mazeffa, Douglas

McProud, Trevor

Miller, Jeri

Moffit, Lena

Magali Delmas Greenopia

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Tourists and Coastal Users in Morro Bay: Developing an Effective Survey Instrument

Final Report

Proposal

Brief

Project Website

Brown, Alexandra

Flanagan, Breanna

Mosley, Michael

O'Grady, Trevor

James Frew  

Analyzing the Environmental Impacts of Simple Shoes – A Life Cycle Assessment of the Supply Chain and Evaluation of End-of-Life Management Options

Final Report

Proposal

Brief

Project Website

Albers, Kyle

Canepa, Peter

Miller, Jennifer

John Melack

Trish Holden

Simple

Vegetated Roofs in the Los Angeles River Watershed: The Environmental and Economic Impacts of Stormwater Runoff and Management

Final Report

Proposal

Brief

Project Website

Bennett, Samuel

Conrad-Saydah, Ashley

McCormick, Sean

Morris, Daniel

Protteau, Marcy

Christina Tague Earth Pledge

A Distributed Graduate Seminar to Analyze the Priorities, Obstacles and Opportunities That Exist for the Implementation of State Wildlife Action Plans

Final Report

Proposal

Brief

Project Website

Adrian, Michela

Lacher, Iara

Lue, Evan

Middleton, Anne

Paludi, Jennifer

Frank W. Davis

National Council for Science and the Environment

Doris Duke Foundation

Steelhead Passage Restoration Options for Canada de Santa Anita, Santa Barbara County, California

Final Report

Proposal

Brief

Project Website

Bunderson, Brandon

Corey, Dakota

Helmer, Chris

Locke, Amy

Meyers, Matthew

Tom Dunne  

Integrating Commercial and Recreational Sectors in Fishery Management

Final Report

Proposal

Brief

Project Website

Choy, Steven

Guerin, Sean

Myers, Erin

Ng, Ming

Patterson, Jesse

Chris Costello Environmental Defense

Informing Packaging Design Decisions at Toyota Motor Sales Using Life Cycle Assessment

Final Report

Proposal

Brief

Project Website

Corti, Michelle

Early, Claire

Kidman, Timothy

Lee, Wen-Yu

Roland Geyer

Toyota-Environmental Coordination Office

Developing Aquaculture to Support Restoration of the Native Oyster, Ostrea conchaphila, in California

Final Report

Proposal

Brief

Project Website

Hudson, Erin

Madeira, Josh

Monie, Dominique

Reytar, Katie

Hunter Lenihan

Dr. Mike Beck

The Nature Conservancy

Santa Cruz, CA

Cost-Effective Strategies for Reducing CO2 Emissions from Santa Barbara's Residential Sector: Implementation of the Architecture 2030 Challenge

Final Report

Proposal

Brief

Project Website

Bratman, Greg

Johnson, Evan

Mohr, Crystal

Taggart, Lindsey

Ernst Von Weizsacker

Santa Barbara Architecture '2030' Coalition

Allen Associates

Santa Barbara AIA Chapter, Cearnal Architects, Inc.

The San Joaquin River Settlement: Analysis and Implications for Future Negotiations and Funding

Final Report

Proposal

Brief

Project Website

Bauer, Lauren

Glusac, Natalija

Kasa, Marina

Mathews, Kara

Gary Libecap  

Mitigation of Impaired Stormwater Quality in Los Laureles Canyon, Tijuana, Mexico.

Final Report

Proposal

Brief

Project Website

Heyn, Kavita

Keane-Dengel, Reni

Lewis, William

Phillips, Jenny

Virgilio, Nicole

Arturo Keller

Robert Wilkinson

California State Water Resources Control Board

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9

Balancing Conservation and Commercial Fishing: Methods of Incorporating Socioeconomic Impacts in the Design of Marine Protected Areas in California

Final Report

Proposal

Brief

Project Website

Anderson, James

Chen, Cheryl

Frost, Emily

Spence, Gillian

Sullivan, Meghan

Bruce Kendall

PISCO, Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans

ECOTRUST

UCSB: Marine Science Institute

Environmental and Economic Performance Analysis of Oakwood Distribution Centers

Final Report

Proposal

Brief

Project Website

Fukudome, Marie

Maddox, Matthew

Simmons, Joshua

Charlie Kolstad

Jeff Dozier

OAKWOOD

Business Plan for Green Modular Housing

Final Report

Proposal

Brief

Project Website

Britto, Jamie

Dejonghe, Nicole

DuBuisson, Max

Schmandt, Kelly

Matthew Kotchen WORKSHOP/APD

 

CLASS OF 2007 (Back to top)

(Click here to read the initial proposals for the 2007 projects.)

GROUP PROJECT
STUDENTS

FACULTY

ADVISOR

CLIENT

Conserving Monterey County's Ranchland: Trends and Strategies

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Crous, Yolanda

Evelyn, Christopher

Larkin, Robert

Muller, Hannah

Perry, Toby

John Melack/

Frank Davis

Big Sur Land Trust

Conservation Planning for Blue Oak Woodlands in the Southern Sierra Foothills

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Graber, Sarah

Bradford, Zachary

Digiondomenico, Ryan

Hsia, Stephanie

Snider, Nathan
Lee Hannah

UC Integrated Hardwoods Range Management Program

The Nature Conservancy

Tulare County Government

Prototyping a Campus Sustainability Management System

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Claybaugh, Erin

Hock, Dawn

Jewel, Amy

David Stoms/

James Frew

UCSB

Changing the Campus Climate: The Continuation Plan for a Climate-Neutral UC Santa Barbara

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Miller, Brent

Munnelly, Marie-Claire

Spilde, Aubrey
Oran Young
---

Design and Implementation of Sustainable Water Resources Programs in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Glaser, Deborah

Setty, Karen

Elke, Matthew

Sussman, Daniel

Yocum, Dayna
Arturo Keller
Collaboration between research and community based organizations in San Cristobal and at the Bren School

Climate-Focused Institutional Investment Index

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Brown, Gabriel

Crafts, Caitlin

Ehlert, Theodore

Fakhouri, Luna

Kidd, Amy
Charlie Kolstad
AIG International

California's Energy-Water Nexus: Water-Use Efficiency in the Energy Sector

Final Report

Brief-TBA

Project Website

Dennen, Bliss

Lee, Cheryl

Larson, Dana

Lee, Jiehoon

Tellinghuisen, Stacy

Arturo Keller/

Robert Wilkinson

Southern California Edison
Current Practices for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Electric Utilities
in the United States

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Sun, Lijin

Wessely, Erin

Fournier, Anthony

Goldman, Avra

Weeks, Mark
Magali Delmas
ENSR
An Inventory and Evaluation of Environmental and Health Safety Practices in the Nanotechnology Industry

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Gerritzen, Gina

Killpack, Keith

Huang, Li-Chin

Mircheva, Maria
Patricia Holden
International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON)
Biology and Management of Non-Native Plant Species in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Chasin, Elliot

Kent,  Robin

Kiyan, Emmeline

Schliemann, Sarah

Althoen, Emily
Bruce Kendall
Christy Brigham (Restoration Ecologist for SMMNRA)
Visualizing California Transportation in 2030 Using Future Scenario Planning

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Fisher, Erin

Nathan, Sarah

Kordesch, Nick

Kost, Bill

LaFrenz, Renee
Roland Geyer

Volvo

CALStart

Evaluation of Rainfall-Runoff Relationships to Develop Stormwater Reduction Strategies in South Coast Watersheds

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Beckwith, Drew

Ciarametaro, Christina

Dehner, Maya

Rossiter, Michael

Siew, Ruyan

John Melack/

Tom Dunne

Santa Barbara Channel Keeper

City of Santa Barbara

Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Streams: Disposal Practices and Policy Options in Santa Barbara County

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Wong, Crispin

Kallaos, James

Wheeler, Kaleena

Zahller, Maragaret
Matthew Kotchen
Community Environmental Council

CLASS OF 2006 (Back to top)

 

GROUP PROJECT

STUDENTS

FACULTY ADVISOR

   CLIENT

Changing the Campus Climate: Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at the University of California, Santa Barbara

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Ahmed, Fahmida

Brown, Jeff

Felix, David

Haurin, Todd

Seto, Betty

Oran Young National Association of Environmental Law Societies

Waste Today, Wall  Tomorrow: Assessment of an Innovative Straw Block for Residential Construction

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Abbott, Betsy

Frickel, Mark

Hall, Daniel

Shuster, Kara

Yellin, Patrick

Chris Costello

Oryzatech Inc.

End of Life Management of Cell Phones in the United States

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Doctori, Vered

Favret, Leigh

Fuji,Mihoyo

Mahdavi, Sarvy

Miller, Robert

Neira, Joaquin

Roland Geyer

Nokia

California EPA

Potential Deep-Sea Mining of Seafloor Sufides:  A Case Study in Papua New Guinea

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Birney, Kristi

Griffin, Amber

Gwiazda, Jonathan

Kefauver, Johnny

Nagai, Takehiko

Varchol, Douglas

John Melack

Nautilus Minerals Ltd.

Conservation International

GSI

A Framework For Developing a Sustainable Watershed Management Plan for San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Bencala, Karin

Hains,Rolf

Liu, Eric

Nogeire, Theresa

Segan, Dan

Stevens, Samantha

Arturo Keller

---

Conservation Planning and Policies for California Grasslands

Final Report

Brief

Poster (.tif)

Bersbach, Christopher

Fujukawa, Jesse

Jantz, Patrick

Kuhn, Joeseph

Preusser, Bernhard

Frank Davis

Done at the request of editors Mark Stromberg, Jeff Corbin, and Carla D'Antonio as a chapter for the UC Press book "California Grasslands."

Microbiological Water Quality Investigation for Las Palmas Creek, Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara, CA

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Kilgore, Sean

Nuccio, Erin

Sun, Pauling,

Wilson, Niki

Trish Holden

Hope Ranch Homeowner's Association

County of Santa Barbara

Assessment of the California Spiny Lobster Panulirus interruptus Recreational Fishery in the Santa Barbara Region

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Ben-Horin, Tal

De Zutter, Caroline

Ma, Andrew

Ravenhill, Geoffrey

Hunter Lenihan

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Analysis of Water Resources Management Strategies for the Santa Ana River Watershed: Water Reuse, Recharge and Use Efficiency

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Adams, Nathan

Allen, Heather,

Burgard,Amy

Dietz, Courtney

Fung, Po Chi

Rittger,Karl

Arturo Keller &

Bob Wilkinson

Earth Resource Foundation

Marine Protected Areas Along California's Central Coast: A Multi-Criteria Analysis of Network Design

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Chan, Allison

Cundiff, Amanda

Gardner, Nadia

Hrovat, Yvana

Kircher, Lindsay

Klein, Carissa

Bruce Kendall

PISCO

Assessment of Stressor Impact on Streams in the Los Padres National Forest Using Benthic Macroinvertebrate Indices

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Hardison, Erin

Jones, Christopher

Pappas, Alexander

Wuelfing, Kathryn

Jeff Dozier

Forest Services

Decision Support for Coral Reef Fisheries Management: Community Input as a Means of Informing Policy in American Samoa

Final Report

Brief

Poster

Kilarski, Stacey

Klaus, Daniel

Lipscomb, Jennifer

Matsoukas, Kimbrely

Newton, Robert

Nugent, Abagail

Chris Costello

American Samoa's Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources

CLASS OF 2005 (Back to top)

GROUP PROJECT
STUDENTS
FACULTY ADVISOR
CLIENT

A Framework for Evaluating Water System Ownership and Management Alternatives

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Addendum

Cowan, Claire

Mescher, Aubrey

Miller, Josh

Pettway, Kevin

Pink, Ben

Dennis Aigner

Bob Wilkinson

City of Thousand Oaks

A Water Quality Monitoring Plan for Santa Barbara's in Urban Creeks

Final Report

Brief

Aguinaga, Ivon

Lancy, Theresa

Phillips, Jeff

Uwins, James

Weber, Chuck

Williams, Das

Tom Dunne City of Santa Barbara

Bioassessment of Stream Condition and Response to Anthropogenic Activities in Los Padres National Forest

Final Report

Brief

Chan, Corey

Livsey, Ben

Raaf, Andrew

Ravenscroft, Catherine

Sanger, Elizabeth

Chris Marwood Los Padres National Forest

Classifying Sites in the Ventura Hillsides for Acquisition by the Ventura Hillsides Conservancy

Final Report

Brief

Boland, Jeanne

Cunningham, Dawn

Danko, Christina

Imgrund, Heather

Kreitler, Jason

Levine, Josh

Bruce Kendall Ventura Hillsides Conservancy

Collaborative Monitoring of the Spiny Lobster in the Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas

Final Report

Brief
Project Website

Abramson, Sarah

Cairns, Christina

DeLeuw, Katie

Hardy, Darren

Hamrin, Sophia

Hunter Lenihan

James Frew

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Calif Dept of Fish & Game

PISCO

Designing Road Crossings for Safe Wildlife Passage: Ventura County Guidelines

Final Report

Brief

Cavallaro, Lindsey

Sanden, Kate

Schellhase, Joanne

Tanaka, Maile

Frank Davis

Southern California Association of Governments

Ventura County Planning Division

Developing Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Indicator Programs, Pilot Project: Illegal Logging in Costa Rica

Final Report

Brief

Everett, John

James, Kirsten

Rubio, Betsey

Tran, Lana

Wolowicz, Karen

Oran Young The International Network on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE)

Environmentally Responsible Packaging: A Guideline and Certification Program for the Electronics Industry

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Crumrine, Brian

Decker, Shawn

Loughman, Elissa

McMullan, Ryan

Magali Delmas Hewlett Packard

Evaluating the Potential of a Market-Based Transferable Development Rights Program for Open Space and Farmland Preservation in Santa Barbara County

Final Report

Brief

Carroll, Taylor

Chen, Connie

Dunbar, Jeff

Gore, Rachel

Greve, Darren

Charlie Kolstad Santa Barbara County

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Planning: A Guide for Small Municipal Utilities

Final Report

Brief

Fernandez, Christine

Kulkarni, Kapil

Polgar, Sara

Schneider, Matt

Webster, Stu

Trish Holden Burbank Water and Power

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Hybrid-Electric Vehicles: An Environmental and Economics Analysis

Final Report

Brief

Estudillo, Kristina

Koehn, Jon

Levy, Catherine

Olsen, Tim

Taylor, Chris

Roland Geyer American Motor Honda Company

The New Economics of Solar Energy: A Case Study in Demand for Renewable Energy Credits

Final Report

Brief

Kastner, Joe

Ryals, Cindy

Shibata, Scott

Stone, Ian

Chris Costello  

CLASS OF 2004 (Back to top)

GROUP PROJECT
STUDENTS
FACULTY ADVISOR
CLIENT

A Cost and Environmental Analysis of Aquatic Plant Management in California

Final Report

Brief

Frieman, Geoffrey
Lehman, Garrett
Quinn, Julie
Wittmann, Marion

Chris Marwood
---

A Feasibility Study for Commercial Food Scrap Diversion for the City of Santa Barbara

Final Report

Brief

DeToro, Alicia
Hershberger, Jennifer
Marsh, Helene
Verma, Priya
Zurawski, Dale

Trish Holden City of Santa Barbara

Adaptive Management for Southern California Grasslands

Final Report

Brief

Chadden, Andrea
Dowskza, Edyta
Turner, Laura

Frank Davis
Peter Kareiva
The Nature Conservancy

An Environmental and Economic Analysis of Cruise Ship Discharges in California State Waters

Final Report

Brief

Huber, Nicholas
Rettinger, Arianne
Soto, Melissa
Tornek, Rachel
Williams, Megan

Dennis Aigner
Cathie Ramus

Ocean Conservancy

Oceana

Ocean Wilderness

Analysis of Tradable Credits as a Potential Cost Minimization Tool for California RPS Implementation

Final Report

Brief

Boyce, Hillary
Cavanaugh, Ann
Hildebrand, Mark
Inouye, Tatiana
Teepe, Adam

Antonio Bento
Charlie Kolstad
California Energy Commission?

Developing a Compliance Monitoring Framework for Conservation Easements - Case Study: North Irvine Ranch

Final Report
Brief

Grant, Jessica
Hardie, J. Peter
Mazza, James
Rizo Patron, Lacrissa

Bruce Kendall
Peter Kareiva
North Irvine Ranch

Developing A Nutrient Management Plan for the Napa River Watershed

Final Report

Brief

Kella, Vinod
Kwaan, Rebecca
Montague, Luke
Shariq, Linsey
Wang, Peng

Arturo Keller San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board

Evaluation and Augmentation of the Shallow Subtidal Monitoring Plan for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Protected Areas

Final Report

Brief

Abeles, Adina
Afflerbaugh, Kevin
Chiang, Larry
Pitterle, Benjamin
Stadler, Matthew

Hunter Lenihan

California Deptartment of Fish & Game

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Evaluation of Liquefied Natural Gas Receiving Terminals for Southern California

Final Report

Brief

Chan, April
Hartline, Jana
Hurley, J. Robert
Stuzziery, Leanna

James Frew
Arturo Keller
BHP Biliton

Measuring and Managing Agricultural Impacts on Water Resources: A Case Study of the Pangani Basin in Tanzania

Final Report

Brief

Belden, Edward
Gullett, Daniel
O'Hanley, Brooke
Teekell, Adam

Oran Young United Nations Environmental Programme

Valuing Marine Protected Areas: A Monitoring Protocol for Recreational Non-Consumptive Use Applied to the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Ellis, Robert
Herrington, Kristine
Jessoe, Katrina
Scalliet, Helene

Chris Costello
Mike McGinnis
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Wiring the Farm: Operational Practices for Sustainable Agriculture

Final Report

Brief

Beard, David
Bedoya, Augusto
Darling, Erin
Kahn, Daniel

Jeff Dozier
John Melack
Sunnyside Institute

CLASS OF 2003 (Back to top)

GROUP PROJECT
STUDENTS
FACULTY ADVISOR
CLIENT

Analysis of Management Strategies for Stormwater Conveyance Systems to Control Input of PCB Contaminated Sediments to San Francisco Bay

Final Report

Brief

Gibson, Jennifer

Magier, Shelly

Pome, Alessandra

Priola, Robert

Thomas, Geoffrey

Tokat, Duygu

Arturo Keller  

Assessment of Seawater Desalination as a Water Supply Strategy for San Diego County

Final Report

Brief

Ackerman, Lisa
Bannon, Jeffrey

Leophairatana, Achira
Yamada, Kazuhiko

Antonio Bento
John Melack
 

Assessment of Stressors on Fall-Run Chinook Salmon in Secret Ravine (Placer County)

Final Report

Brief

Ayres, Elizabeth

Knapp, Eli

Leiberman, Suzanne
Love, Julie
Vodopals, Kirk

Bruce Kendall
Carol McAusland

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

Calif EPA

Santa Barbara County and Los Padres National Forest: Facilitating Community Collaboration in Recreation Management

Final Report

Brief

Fratus, Nicholle

Komoto, Jill

Morgan, Carolina

Whitaker, Thomas

Worth, Sarah

Frank Davis
Catherine Ramus
Los Padres National Forest

The Role of ISO 14001 in Environmental Management at U.S. Manufacturing Facilities

Final Report

Brief

Harding, Ryan

O'Gorman, Brandy

Onderdonk, Jonathan
Sweatt, Derek

Tamblyn, Gregory

Magali Delmas
James Frew
Catherine Ramus
 

Tracking the Way Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Linking Economics and Ecology at Sunnyside Farms (Washington, VA)

Final Report

Brief

Berry, Lisa

Callender, Tova

Chang, Andrea

Grabiel, Danielle

Henson, Bryan

Turner, Allison

Jeffrey Dozier Sunnyside Farms LLC, Washington VA

Wildlife Corridor Design and Implementation in Southern Ventura County

Final Report

Brief

Casterline, Michael

Fegraus, Eric

Fujioka, Ei
Hagan, Leigh

Mangiardi, Catrina
Riley, Matthew

Tiwari, Harshita

Christopher Costello
Michael McGinnis
 

CLASS OF 2002 (Back to top)

GROUP PROJECT

STUDENTS

FACULTY ADVISOR

CLIENT

Interim Management Plan for the Arroyo Hondo Preserve

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Choi, Pete

Gomez-Priego, Paola

Sears,William

Tuttle, Alex

John Melack

 

Casmalia Habitat Restoration Plan for the California Red-Legged Frog & Western Spadefoot Toad

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Carson,Timothy

Deweerd,Amy

Erickson, Susan

Hood, Monica

Minton, Christopher

Patricia Holden

Sheldon Kamieniecki

Bruce Kendall

Submitted to CB Consulting, Inc., representing the Casmalia Steering Committee, and to the Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX. 

Incentives and Patterns of Joining the U.S. EPA Energy Star® Program

Final Report
Brief

Project Website

Cohen,Andrea

Cronin, Yasmin

Kranz, Nicole

Megalopoulos, Fivos

Sawyer, Kerry Ann

Magali Delmas

Tom Dunne

 

Analysis of Alternative Watershed Management Strategies Addressing Aquatic Toxicity: A Case Study in the Newport Bay Watershed

Final Report
Brief

Harrison, Lee

Jackson, Meighan

Pettifor, Giles

Purpus, Linda

Splenda, Jot

White, Sarah

JamesFrew

Arturo Keller

 

Marine Hydrocarbon Seep Capture: Feasibility and Potential Impacts, Santa Barbara, California

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Ger, Ali

Gonzales, Misty

Mayberry, Erin

Shamszadeh, Farah

Christopher Costello

Natalie Mahowald

 

Predicting the Spatial Pressures of Development in San Luis Obispo County: Is the Transferable Development Credits Program Controlling Urban Sprawl?

Final Report

Brief

Casso, Christopher

Dietenhofer, Jaime

Eichel, Amanda

Chih-Hung Huang, Kevin

Antonio Bento

Frank Davis

Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County

The Nanocar: A Consumer Driven Solution for a More Sustainable California

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Anticona, Claudia

Peery, Jason

Saben, Jonathan

Shohtoku, Joe

Wilson, Clarice

Jeff Dozier

Cathie Ramus

Volvo

Wetland Mitigation Alternatives for the Casmalia Resources Disposal Site, Santa Barbara, California

Final Report

Brief

Project Website

Bosanquet, Emily

Cooper, Todd

Hayden, Ann

Krikelas, Vicky

Torrent, Michelle

Mike McGinnis

Patricia Holden

US EPA

CLASS OF 2001 (Back to top)

GROUP PROJECT

STUDENTS

FACULTY ADVISOR

CLIENT

Assessment of an Artificial Breach of an Impounded Coastal Water Body: A Case Study of Goleta Slough

Final Report

Project Website

Adam, Ian
Asakawa, Michael
Edwards, Ryan
Kelly, Shawn
King, Sandrine

David Siegel
Patricia Holden

County of Santa Barbara

The Ojai Meadows Preserve: Enhancement, Revegetation, and Creation of Native Habitats

Final Report

Dunbar, Melanie
Haggerty, Johanna
Kalodimos, Nicholas
Klyse, Brian
Wood, Lara

Frank Davis

Cheryl Schultz

Ojai Valley Land Conservancy

Greening UCSB: Development of an Assessment Protocol and Policy Statement to Improve Campus Sustainability

Final Report

Harris, Tarlie
Meiser, Jeff
Rosenberg, Heather
Salamack, Autumn

Jeff Dozier  

Mammoth Groundwater Extraction: A Hydrological Analysis of Potential Recharge to an Eastern Sierra Nevada Watershed

Final Report

Breibart, Andrew
Cathcart, Robin
Didriksen, Karin
Everett, J. Lauren

John Melack  

An Evaluation of the Los Angeles Regional Clean Air Incentives Market

Final Report

Hawkins, Jacob
Lowe, Scott
Simon, Gregory
Suetake, Nina

Magali Delmas
Natalie Mahowald

 

A Public-Access GIS-Based Model of Potential Species Habitat Distributions for the Santa Barbara Channel and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Final Report

Project Website

Rodriguez, Sergio
Santiago, Agnelli Rico
Shenker, Gil

James Frew

 

Analysis of Contaminants and Potential Effects at the South Ormond Beach Wetland Restoration Site, Ventura County, California

Final Report

Project Website

Gay, Douglas
Gibson, Christopher
Gress, Jeremy
Kaminsky, Felicia
Schulz, Martin
Siegler, Katie

Arturo Keller  

A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Public Law 99-625: Sea Otter-Shellfishery Conflicts in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties

Final Report

Project Website

Aldrich, Kim
Curtis, Joshua
Drucker, Samuel

Bruce Kendall
Carol McAusland

 

Infiltration of Urban Stormwater Runoff to Recharge Groundwater Used for Drinking Water: A Study of the San Fernando Valley, California

Final Report

Project Website

Chralowicz, Donna
Dominguez, Alvaro
Goff, Tessa
Mascali, Melissa
Taylor, Emily

Tom Dunne
Charles Kolstad

 

 

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STUDENTS

FACULTY ADVISOR

CLIENT

Determination of the Ecological Risk Associated with a Groundwater Plume of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)

Final Report

Bates, Michelle
Kuvakas, Kara
Leonard, Patrick
McKagan, Steven

Patricia Holden
Natalia Mahowald
U.S. Navy - Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC), Port Hueneme

Analysis of Alternative Watershed Management Strategies for the Lauro Canyon Watershed, Santa Barbara, CA

Final Report

Armanino, Dana
Clemens, Jon
Coburn, Christopher
Molotch, Noah
Oakes, Stephanie
Richardson, Jill

John Melack
Jeff Dozier
Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board

Environmental Decision-Making in Goleta Old-Town Brownfields

Final Report

Project Website

Milionis, Effie
Tallman, Doug
Zwick, Linda
James Frew
Patricia Holden
 

Prioritizing Sites along the Santa Clara River for Conservation of Threatened and Endangered Species

Final Report

Court, David
Glatzer, Jessica
Hard, Samantha
Keith, Kevin
McDonald, Jennifer
Ogushi, Fumitaka

Bruce Kendall
Charles Kolstad
 

Enhancement and Restoration Alternatives for the Ocean Meadows Golf Course Site

Final Report

Campopiano, Marc
Denn, Marie
Miller, Ed
Pratt, Diane
Smyk-Newton, Rachel
Yi, Jae 

Bruce Kendall
David Siegel
 

Evaluation of Setback Levees along the Sacramento River

Final Report

Bozkurt, Setenay
Dekens, Petra
Gragg, Justin
Gartland, Ron
Lawyer, Jorine
McGoogan, Matthew

Tom Dunne
James Frew
 

California Winemaking Impact Assessment

Final Report

Project Website

Baughman, Adam
Brown, Joy
Brummett, Willie
Dramko, Joanne

Goldstein, Jamie
Hooper, Barry

Arturo Keller
Magali Delmas
 

An Assessment of the U.S. EPA Voluntary Partnership Program: WASTEWISE

Final Report

Andrade, Alfred
Cassano, Donna
Liu, Connie
Teo, Anita
Yahner, Joe
Arturo Keller
Magali Delmas
 

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STUDENTS

FACULTY ADVISOR

CLIENT

Analysis of Bioswale Efficiency for Treating Surface Runoff

Final Report

Groves, Will
Hammer, Phil
Knutsen, Karinne
Ryan, Sheila
Schlipf, Robert

Jeff Dozier
Tom Dunne
Wynmark Company

An Integrative Approach to Managing Coastal Bacterial Pollution

Final Report

Eustace, Claire
Kerns, Jack
Newman, Jennifer
Pingree, Ryan
Vaziri, Nathan
Wu, Cindy

Patricia Holden
David Siegel
County of Santa Barbara Water Agency

The Effectiveness of the ISO 14001 in the United States

Final Report

Edwards, Brad
Gravender, Jill
Killmer, Annette
Schenke, Genia
Willis, Mel

James Frew
Arturo Keller
 

Comparative Study of Strategies and the Ecological, Regulatory, Political and Economic Issues Involved in Offshore Oil & Gas Facility Decommissioning

Final Report

Athanossopoulous, Joanna
Dalton, Jim
Fischer, Adam

Linda Fernandez
John Melack
Minerals Management Service

Valley Oak Restoration Site Suitability in the Los Alamos Valley, Santa Barbara County, CA

Final Report

Merrick, Jennifer
Phillips, Josh
Wild, Cathryn

Frank Davis Santa Barbara County Planning Division

The Role of Oxygenated Fuel in California Air Quality

Final Report

Hitz, Sam
Kun, Heather
Peterson,  Alan
Smith, Britton
Yoshioka, Masaru
Linda Fernandez
Arturo Keller
 

CLASS OF 1998 (Back to top)

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STUDENTS

FACULTY ADVISOR

CLIENT

Investigating the Cumulative Impacts of Land Use Change on Local Wetlands Watersheds

Final Report

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Carey, Jana
De la Garza, Mark
Gebhard, Tyra
Harris, Julie
Heistand, Gwen

Linda Fernandez
John Melack
 

The Feasibility of Dam Decommissioning as a Management Option--A Case Study of the Matilija Dam, Ventura, California

Final Report

Brauner, Jody
Liddell, Tommy
Moore, Shannon
Schulman, Michael

Tom Dunne
Charles Kolstad
 

Evaluating the Carbon Sequestration Potential of Tropical Forests

Final Report

Butcher, Paula
Howard, Mike
Regetz, Jim
Semmens, Brice
Vincent, Mark

Scott Denning
Arturo Keller
 

Alternative Solutions for Wastewater Treatment in U.S.-Mexico Border Colonias: An Analysis from Socio- Economic and Technological Perspectives

Final Report

Graae, Joshua
Keithley, Shannon
Luc, Mimi
Pawl, Justin
Wilson, Daniel

Linda Fernandez
Arturo Keller